Institusion
Universitas Negeri Semarang
Author
Angga Pradipta , 2201404560
Subject
H Social Sciences (General)
Datestamp
2011-04-05 05:51:51
Abstract :
As one kind of literary works, songs give the listeners fun or amusement. Besides,
songs give the listeners lessons which are valuable for their lives because songs
tell human experience as its primary concern. Evanescence?s songs album Fallen,
there are examples of the songs expressing experience which is generally
experienced by human beings; that is facing and solving the conflict.
In constructing the final project, I focused the research on the whole songs
that related hyperbolic expressions and sense of depression in the Fallen album. I
took them because, after listening the songs and reading the texts I found many
stanzas that contained sense of depression in hyperbolic expressions. The data
were gathered from the text of the songs. In order that I could easily understand
the meaning of the songs, I started listening and reading them to discover their
hyperbolic expressions in Evanescence?s Songs lyrics mean as revealing sense of
depression, theme of songs, and contribution of hyperbolic expressions in building
the theme of the album. I also used psychology approaches to analyze the songs. I
arranged some other sufficient data by doing library activities. I selected some
books related to the subject matter to support my effort in conducting the analysis.
Based on the analysis there were twenty six stanzas that contained
hyperbole, and ten stanzas that contain sense of depression in hyperbole. Each
song in this album has various meanings but some of them have similar meaning
to each other. Although, each song in this album has various and different
meanings, but it has similar themes and reveal sense of depression through
hyperbolic expressions to strengthen the meanings of songs. Hyperbolic
expressions in each song of the album have many meanings. The songs in this
album reveal, we can see that depression is one of common psychological
symptoms that someone experiences when he/she feels desperate. Sometimes
depression can lead one to more severe symptoms such as getting insane or
frustration; while, on the other hand, it usually brings one to a delusive state
where he/she yearns for the presence of God.
Hyperbole is an exaggeration used for the special effect or impression it
will create. And depression is a normal response to many life?s stresses. Most of
us feel this way at one time or another for short periods.
The general theme of this album is about the existence of God. God can do
everything for us, if we do not give up, always struggle, and survive in our life.